Crewe vs Northampton

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Mornflake Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ L. Sandoe 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Crewe 9 · Northampton 22
Referee Stats
1 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Northampton outshot their opponent (6-15).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Northampton had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Crewe (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 1-3-0

Goals For / Against

5 / 4
Avg: 1.25 / 1.00

Points

6
Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0
Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 4
Avg: 0.33 / 1.33

Points

1
Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League Two fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50
PPG
0.33
1.25
GF
0.33
1.00
GA
1.33
25%
O2.5
0%
75%
BTTS
33%
75%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Crewe rank9th
Northampton rank22nd
Crewe points11
Northampton points6
Crewe: #9 · 11 pts · GD +2
2 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Northampton: #22 · 6 pts · GD -3
7 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts from safety.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Crewe last 5 home

D D D W
Points6/12
Weighted index40
Goals5-4
Record1-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Northampton last 5 away

L D L
Points1/9
Weighted index11
Goals1-4
Record0-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Crewe trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 50%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.50%
BTTS33%
BTTS + O2.50%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Crewe score at home100%
Crewe clean sheet at home25%
Northampton score away33%
Northampton clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Crewe score first75%
Crewe win after scoring first33%
Northampton score first0%
Northampton win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Crewe 100% · Northampton 33%
Avg first goal minute: Crewe 28.7' · Northampton —

Vs league average

Crewe score at home1.25 vs 1.58
Crewe concede at home1.00 vs 0.94
Northampton score away0.33 vs 0.94
Northampton concede away1.33 vs 1.58
Crewe score 21% below league average, while Northampton score 65% below league average.
Defensive side: Crewe are 6% above league average at home, and Northampton are 16% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Crewe goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
76-90+ 1
31-45 0
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
46-60 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
46-60 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 2
31-45 1
46-60 1
16-30 0
61-75 0
76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
6
Total Shots
6
15
Shots off Goal
2
7
Blocked Shots
1
2
Shots Inside Box
3
11
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
7
6
Fouls
14
12
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
2
Total Passes
444
455
Passes Accurate
352
376
Passes %
79%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
3
37'
37' J. March
53'
53' Goal · 1-0
J. March
Normal Goal
66'
66' L. Briggs
1st substitution · For: J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh
67'
67' H. Saunders
2nd substitution · For: E. List
75'
75' J. Tabiner
1st substitution · Substitution 1
75'
75' J. Lankester
2nd substitution · For: C. McNeill
77'
77' Matthew Warhurst
3rd substitution · For: S. Hoskins
87'
87' L. Evans
90'
90' J. Gibson
3rd substitution · For: A. Thibaut

Crewe vs Northampton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Crewe beat Northampton 1-0 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in League Two. The match was refereed by L. Sandoe. It was played at Mornflake Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. March received a yellow card for Crewe at 37'.

Second half: Crewe took the lead at 53' when J. March scored, making the score 1-0. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 66', with L. Briggs replacing J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 67', with H. Saunders replacing E. List. Crewe made their 1st substitution at 75', involving J. Tabiner. Crewe made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Lankester replacing C. McNeill. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Matthew Warhurst replacing S. Hoskins. L. Evans received a yellow card for Northampton at 87'. Crewe made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Gibson replacing A. Thibaut.

Crewe used 3 substitutions while Northampton used 3 substitutions. Crewe got 1 yellow card, while Northampton got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Northampton outshot their opponent (6-15).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Northampton had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals1 (20.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Crewe vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season